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Welcome to Hull Live Community bringing you all the latest local news from in and around Hull and the East Riding.
Here we’ll be carrying stories from your charity events, schools, clubs and pubs, the local arts scene and community projects from across the region. We’re keen to hear what you’re up to from Hull to Hornsea, Howden to Hedon and all the towns and villages in between.
Sir Patrick Stewart, centre, has tweeted his support for the Tour de Walkshire. Pictured with Juliet Glendinning, of Yorkshire Cancer Research, and James Mason, of Welcome to Yorkshire. A walking campaign set up to fill the void left by this year s cancelled Tour de Yorkshire has beaten an ambitious fundraising target within days. Welcome to Yorkshire and Yorkshire Cancer Research launched the Tour de Walkshire on May 1 with the aim of raising £50,000 during the month. Within five days, and with three weeks still go, supporters have smashed the target, leading event organisers to raise it to £75,000. The fund donations will help support life-changing research by Yorkshire Cancer Research, the official charity partner of Welcome to Yorkshire’s #Walkshire initiative
A MONTH-long campaign to encourage people to complete a fundraising walk while celebrating Yorkshire s landscape has smashed its target in five days. Welcome to Yorkshire and Yorkshire Cancer Research launched the Tour de Walkshire on May 1, with a month-long £50,000 fundraising target. In just five days the target was achieved and the event’s aim is to now reach £75,000. The Tour de Walkshire encourages people to share images of their fundraising walks on social media and has even gone global, with multi-award-winning actor and proud Yorkshireman, Sir Patrick Stewart, tweeting from LA to his 3.6m followers: “This fundraiser will make my beloved Yorkshire even lovelier.”